NIN (Anais). House of Incest. Engravings by Ian Ugo [Hugh Parker Guiler]. N.Y., Gemor Press, 1947, in-folio (42 x 31 cm), perc. noire édit. (très lég. défraîchie), titre sur le 1er plat, "the cover print has been hand pulled from an engraved...
Estimation :
800 / 1200
Adjudication :
800 €
Description
copper plate in intaglio and two color wood blocks cut by the same artist". Orné de 3 pointes sèches hors texte (signées par l'artiste) et 2 vignettes in-texte. Tirage unique à 50 ex. num. et signés par Anaïs Nin. Hugh Parker Guiler (15 February 1898 - 7 January 1985) also known as Ian Hugo was Anaïs Nin's husband from 1923 until her death in 1977, and a skilled engraver and filmmaker in his own right. He was working at National City Bank when he met Anaïs Nin. They married in March 1923. In 1924, they moved to Paris, and in that city Nin's wrote the best known part of her famous diary. In 1939, shortly before World War II, Parker and Nin moved back to New York City. In 1940, he took up engraving and etching, studying under Stanley William Hayter of Atelier 17 in Paris, producing surreal images that often accompanied Nin's books.
